Tex: Oh, Paw-Paw, you know I'm coming today. 'Let the good times roll', as they say in Louisiana! Do you know that nobody knows this expression in France? | temps heure fais page no5 1. temps 2. heure 3. fois There are three nouns in French temps heure and fois which are translated as time in English but each has very specific uses and nuances. temps Temps can mean either time or weather in which case it is almost always accompanied by the verb faire . Ü0 Tex téléphone à Paw-Paw. Tex telephones Paw-Paw. Paw-Paw Tex tu es où Tu es en retard Paw-Paw Tex where are you You are late Tex Mais non j ai le temps Je suis en train de faire ma valise. Quel temps fait-il à Opelousas Tex But no I have time I m packing my suitcase. What s the weather like in Opelousas Temps is usually singular but may be used in the plural especially in the following phrases il1 Paw-Paw Tex tu es un petit-fils ingrat Tu ne viens jamais me voir Les temps changent . Tex Allons Paw-Paw tu sais bien que je viens aujourd hui. Laissez les bons temps rouler comme on dit en Louisiane Dis tu sais que personne ne connaît cette expression en France Paw-Paw Tex you re an ungrateful grandson You never come to visit me Times change . Tex Oh Paw-Paw you know I m coming today. Let the good times roll as they say in Louisiana Do you know that nobody knows this expression in France Here are the most commonly used phrases with temps Ü1 De temps en temps Tex va voir Paw-Paw à Opelousas le week-end. Paw-Paw parle tout le temps de ses rhumatismes. Il prend son temps. Paw-Paw parle souvent du bon vieux temps De mon temps les jeunes étaient polis . La plupart du temps Tex s ennuie. Il a l impression de perdre son temps . Pendant ce temps Tammy Edouard et Joe-Bob sont à Austin. Ils ont le temps de faire la fête. Pauvre Tex Il rentre à Austin le lundi matin juste à temps pour faire cours. From time to time Tex goes to see PawPaw in Opelousas on the week-end. Paw-Paw talks about his rheumatism all the time. He takes his time. Paw-Paw often talks about the good old days In my days young people were polite . Most of the time Tex gets bored. He feels like he is wasting his time.
